Arizona Transportation Project Leader

URC Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects in Phoenix seeks an experienced Transportation Project Manager with roadway and transportation design, project delivery, and client management. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and schedules, and develop pursuit strategies to grow our Arizona practice, especially ADOT and local public agencies.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and expanding our ADOT presence across the state while delivering high-quality projects and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• PE license in Arizona or ability to obtain within four months of hire.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience managing and delivering transportation, roadway, highway, or municipal infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary transportation projects for ADOT and/or Arizona public agencies.
• Thorough understanding of federal, state, and local transportation design standards, regulations, and project development processes.
• Proven experience developing successful proposals and pursuing transportation work with ADOT and Arizona municipalities.
• Established relationships within ADOT and the Arizona transportation market preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and providing responsive project leadership.
• Manage transportation projects from planning and design through delivery, ensuring compliance with scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of roadway, drainage, traffic, structures, utilities, environmental, and subconsultant staff.
• Develop project execution strategies, work plans, schedules, and staffing plans to successfully deliver projects.
• Monitor project budgets, resource utilization, and schedules, proactively identifying and resolving potential risks and issues.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and quality control of engineering designs, technical reports, studies, and construction documents.
• Coordinate with ADOT, municipalities, regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and project partners throughout project development.
• Lead business development activities, including client engagement, opportunity tracking, strategic positioning, proposal development, and interview preparation.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities with ADOT and Arizona local agencies to support growth of the transportation practice.
• Mentor and develop engineering staff, fostering technical excellence, professional growth, and leadership development.

Skills

Transportation project development

Client relationship management

Project leadership

OpenRoads Designer

MicroStation

InRoads

Civil 3D

Communication skills

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Arizona

Tools

OpenRoads Designer

MicroStation

InRoads

Civil 3D

Job description

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects in Phoenix seeks an experienced Transportation Project Manager with roadway and transportation design, project delivery, and client management. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage budgets and schedules, and develop pursuit strategies to grow our Arizona practice, especially ADOT and local public agencies.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and expanding our ADOT presence across the state while delivering high-quality projects and